Re: A comment on using CPU resources

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Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:54:40 +0200
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Gandalf The White schrieb:

It got me to thinking.  Java is a programming language.  What would prevent
companies from running a java script on your computer while you are viewing

their page that uses your CPU to do some computing for them?

this was done before, but intentionally by www.md5crk.com. the projectis gone now, but archive.org has it all:


http://web.archive.org/web/20040202200333/http://www.md5crk.com/

--
BOFH excuse #64:

CPU needs recalibration

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- A comment on using CPU resources
  - From: Gandalf The White

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